diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
index 72873fc1d3..f27f8adb99 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
 # Busybox version: 1.13.3
-# Mon Mar 23 22:02:54 2009
+# Thu Mar 26 19:30:03 2009
 #
 CONFIG_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_BIG=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_STAT_FORMAT is not set
 # CONFIG_STTY is not set
 # CONFIG_SUM is not set
-# CONFIG_SYNC is not set
+CONFIG_SYNC=y
 # CONFIG_TAC is not set
 CONFIG_TAIL=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL is not set
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
index a577a252d9..3a507ee481 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 # start shell
 
 echo "### starting debug shell ###"
+echo "*** type   exit  to exit ***"
 
-  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty2 >/dev/tty2 2>&1
+  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b351a7f090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# shutdown the system
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, debug, text,
+
+echo "### syncing discs ###"
+  sync
+
+echo "### shutdown the system ###"
+  poweroff